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'File 2/10 1 II. AVIATION. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (1) Reconnaissance of Basrah, Aden, Muscat, Masirah, Murbat, Sauqrah Bay Etc. AIR ROUTE.' [110r] (230/474)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1926-22 Dec 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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rendered nominal l»y the internecine strife wi.ioh drives
them to ocei alliancee either with tlie ha’im or oani iu'ab.
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A 10 a^'ITl‘ ! .) 'iiic tribes of eninsula t/nan mxt ali. ^iciKifuily
#*e»e»»e»ww«» ••«»••
armed with carbines xjCxx^ carried slung hori son tally under
the shoulder. .he tribesnian, Badu or iiadhr ( has us*
-ually a full belt of 2b or 30 rounds. the lihailch of
the tribe is credited with a reserve dating from the gun
running days t but accounts are probably exaggerated.
Importation of new rifles still goes on, probably only a
trickle from atar, /I Hasa and Kuwait. Bibai is said
to be & local market for rifles that come from Kuwait
stored under cargo in the bottom of the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
. The
land route from i^atar and 2 Hasa to Abu Dhabi is more
conveniently used and new rifles fjrul uamunition may be
bought in Biraimi or Ibri. But I saw few new rifles,
the general run of the Badu's rifle being twenty years old,
and they were shockingly dirty. r he most popular rifle
is the short mauser ty^e with dropping block and cocking ha]
handle. vhe bolt rifle usually gets choked with sand
and its heaviness is a further disadvantage, though now and
again the 1 nglish service pattern rifle ( invariably with
the stock cut down to lighten it) was met with. the
popular types are those for which good ammunition is
plentifully available. The following axe comaoncst and
given in order of public estimation
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The volume contains correspondence related to the Air Staff Intelligence, Air Headquarters, Baghdad’s request for information to be obtained from Muscat regarding the possible establishment of a subsidiary air route from Iraq to India via the Arabian side of the Gulf. The required information was concerning the straight line Mirfah-Biraimi-Khaburah. Arrangements were made for some Royal Air Force (RAF) representatives to visit the region accompanied by a doctor, and Bertram Sidney Thomas, Financial Advisor to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
The correspondence contains information on the estimates of the cost of the journey including hire of camels; cost of feeding men and camels; presents to be given to the Shaikhs; wages and foodstuffs, coffee etc.
Letters were sent to various Shaikhs and Walis in Sohar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Baraimi [Buraimi] and other regions, asking them to assist the Royal Air Officers while conducting their work. The correspondence contains letters of certain Shaikhs such as Shaikh Salim bin Diyin [Dayyin] Al-Ka‘bi and Shaikh ‘Isa bin Salih Al-Ḥārithī [Al Harthi] negotiating the terms for them to accept the RAF work to take place. It also contains reports about the troubles made by some of the Bedouin tribes.
Bertram Sidney Thomas reported on his observation on the proposed seaplane flight along the south Arabian coast. He also sent a report (ff 82- 130) to the Sultan and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. on the proceedings of the RAF Trans-Oman Expedition which he conducted from Sohar to Sharjah between 12 May and 3 June 1927. The report is in two parts covering the following: preliminary situation; itinerary of expedition; description of country passed through; tribal situation and Ibn Saud; personalities; tribal considerations and the air route.
The volume also includes correspondence with the Sultan of Socotra regarding the construction of landing ground in his territory near Qishn. It also includes correspondence about the Air Ministry’s interest in extending the reconnaissance to establish landing grounds along the southern coast of Arabia.
Among other correspondents in the volume are: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; Muscat and Oman, Council of Ministers; and C Hilton Keith, Squadron Leader RAF, Sohar.
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- 1 volume (233 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 229; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/6/86
- Title
- 'File 2/10 1 II. AVIATION. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (1) Reconnaissance of Basrah, Aden, Muscat, Masirah, Murbat, Sauqrah Bay Etc. AIR ROUTE.'
- Pages
- 72r:73v, 79r:130v, 135r:135v, 141r:143v, 163r:166v, 174r:174v, 178r:180v, 204r:206v
- Author
- Thomas, Bertram Sidney
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